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afghanistan is not settled, mr. president, and we have to have a certain level of stability on the ground in afghanistan or we will have wasted the billions that we have already spent and the lives of our military personnel in afghanistan because it will go back to the way it was before, a center for terrorism that will come to our country or can come to our country. it did once already and we have been over there to try to wipe out al qaeda and the taliban, which has been in league with al qaeda. we have been over there losing american lives and spending american taxpayer dollars to protect our coury from another 9/11. to say that we're going to cut $1 trillion in the future over the next ten years when we aren't placing the emphasis on what are the conditions on the ground is not sound policy and it's certainly not sound national security policy. so that's illusory. and then the other parts of the cuts that i think are very hard to decipher are cutting waste, fraud and abuse, which w all want to do, but we don't h
afghanistan is not settled, mr. president, and we have to have a certain level of stability on the ground in afghanistan or we will have wasted the billions that we have already spent and the lives of our military personnel in afghanistan because it will go back to the way it was before, a center for terrorism that will come to our country or can come to our country. it did once already and we have been over there to try to wipe out al qaeda and the taliban, which has been in league with al...
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i wanted to talk to you about afghanistan. we were out in the waiting room, and we were speaking of the bombing that just took place at our embassy in kabul, and whether it was taliban or chairman haqqani. the question that raises in my mind because 2014 suspect too far away is what would be the implications for the security of the west if the taliban with its connections to haqqani were to return to rule afghanistan, and in particular, what would it mean for women? >> well, thanks very much, madam chairman, and first of all, as i mentioned to you in the waiting room, i taked to ambassador moments ago, and he was my great diplomatic partner in baghdad during the surge. he reported that all emerged embassy members aring thed for, no injuries to any embassy members. there were four afghan citizens who were injured when an rpg hit the old chancery building and three of those very lightly -- one small girl -- they were all waiting for visas, needed to go to the hospital across the road in the compound. apparently, the situation is
i wanted to talk to you about afghanistan. we were out in the waiting room, and we were speaking of the bombing that just took place at our embassy in kabul, and whether it was taliban or chairman haqqani. the question that raises in my mind because 2014 suspect too far away is what would be the implications for the security of the west if the taliban with its connections to haqqani were to return to rule afghanistan, and in particular, what would it mean for women? >> well, thanks very...
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for the contributions in afghanistan, in particular. you have had 150 canadian heroes who paid the ultimate price. in libya, where i met the canadian general bouchard, someone who is incredibly capable and instrumental in leading those successful operations, all of that reflects the fact that we fight together and we deleted together -- and we bleed together as one. i am looking for it to to spreading in the security forum this afternoon. let me extend my thanks to the people of canada for the warm hospitality that have provided me. i have had cousins who have come to canada as part of my italian heritage for it for me, canada is a special place. together, we are a powerful force. the united states and canada. we represent a very powerful voice for peace, for freedom, for democracy, and for security. and mr. minister, you have my commitment that i would do whatever i can to ensure that we continue to strengthen that voice, not only in this hemisphere, but in the world. the cougar much triet -- thank you very much. >> to begin questions,
for the contributions in afghanistan, in particular. you have had 150 canadian heroes who paid the ultimate price. in libya, where i met the canadian general bouchard, someone who is incredibly capable and instrumental in leading those successful operations, all of that reflects the fact that we fight together and we deleted together -- and we bleed together as one. i am looking for it to to spreading in the security forum this afternoon. let me extend my thanks to the people of canada for the...
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candor is the director of a 30 minute documentary of his friend who was severely wounded in afghanistan. the film, survive, recover, live covers rob's journey from coping with the loss of his legs to rehabilitation on c-span's "q&a." >> next, palestinian president mahmoud abbas announces in ramallah he'll formally submit a bid for full membership of palestine when he speaks to the general assembly next week. the u.s. said it will veto the palestinian resolution and urged palestine and israel to hold negotiations to achieve a two-state solution. this 25 minute program is courtesy of al jazeera english and palestine state tv. >> thank you. in the name of allah, the compassionate, brothers and sisters, some of them builders of the palestinian people, inside and outside the palestinian territories, i am conveying my appreciation before going to the united nations to convey to the international organization and to tell them about the torture and the bad backgrounds we are living in generations after generations under the occupation and in the camps, the refugee camps where they are deprived
candor is the director of a 30 minute documentary of his friend who was severely wounded in afghanistan. the film, survive, recover, live covers rob's journey from coping with the loss of his legs to rehabilitation on c-span's "q&a." >> next, palestinian president mahmoud abbas announces in ramallah he'll formally submit a bid for full membership of palestine when he speaks to the general assembly next week. the u.s. said it will veto the palestinian resolution and urged...
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iran has murdered americans in iraq, afghanistan and lebanon over the years. now it appears to have ordered terrorist attacks inside our nation's capital. should this prove true, iran has engaged in an act of war. now the question is, who will neutralize the threat from iran before the moola -- before the mullahs develop nuclear war heads. quote, the international community must stop iran before it's too late, unquote. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned in his united nations speech last night. quote if iran is not stopped, we will all face the specter of terrorism and the arab spring could become an iranian winter. the movement is become manager dangerous. iran has not abandoned its nuclear program, the opposite is true. it continues full steam ahead, unquote, warned major general eisenberg, home front command chief of the israeli defense forces in the september speech. he warned that the arab spring would turn into a quote radical islamic winter, unquote, and quote, this raises the likelihood of an all out, total war with a possibility of weapon
iran has murdered americans in iraq, afghanistan and lebanon over the years. now it appears to have ordered terrorist attacks inside our nation's capital. should this prove true, iran has engaged in an act of war. now the question is, who will neutralize the threat from iran before the moola -- before the mullahs develop nuclear war heads. quote, the international community must stop iran before it's too late, unquote. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned in his united nations...